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illiberal
adjective as in narrow-minded
Example Sentences
The result is a legal goulash in which supposedly fundamental human rights are made to contradict one another—a state of affairs that can only create a disordered, profoundly illiberal society.
India’s illiberal turn has alienated parts of America’s Democratic Party that once applauded the country for its democratic culture and religious pluralism.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has assiduously attacked a liberal world view for at least two decades, transforming the country into what he has variously called an "illiberal democracy" and nation of "Christian liberty".
Sir Keir's plan runs the risk of being neither fish nor fowl: too unambitious to win back Reform voters; but illiberal enough to alienate some on the left.
Hundreds gathered outside parliament to protest against the move, which rights campaigners have labelled a "key moment in Hungary's shift toward illiberal governance".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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